Photographic memories: William Frassanito '68 brings history to life

A story in The Washington Post this summer cited the many ways author and battlefield historian William A. Frassanito ’68 has increased public and academic understanding of the events at Gettysburg.

“As far as having a really solid impact on the historical thinking and understanding of the battlefield, very few other people have contributed to it like Bill Frassanito,” Gettysburg historian John Heiser of the National Park Service told the Post.

Frassanito’s study of historic photographs have helped the National Park Service restore parts of the battlefield to their original appearance. It was he who revealed that the iconic image of the dead Confederate “sharpshooter” in Devil’s Den had been staged.